once
/ˈwəns/
adverbfor one single time
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1. Once your dog has learned an exercise, you wean them off of the food.
2. Then the executioner lifted his axe, once . . .
3. Once my mom called the police.
4. My friend and I did one once.
5. Super Bowl commercials only come on once.
twice
/ˈtwaɪs/
adverbfor two times
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1. The military actually rejected his application twice.
2. , you people better watch this video twice.
3. Twice earned Rocket Richard trophies.
4. My sister had really bad postpartum depression twice.
5. My friend Lynne will say this phrase twice.
every
/ˈɛvɝi/, /ˈɛvɹi/
determiner(used before a singular noun) including or referencing all the members of a group of things or people
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1. The computer system checks the rider's body movements about 100 times every second.
2. People from every town and city in Scotland come here to talk about their country.
3. We experience reconnaissance missions and attacks against electrical companies every day.
4. Every ten billion years one single grain of sand falls to the bottom.
5. Every grain tells a story.
day
/ˈdeɪ/
nouna period of time that is made up of twenty-four hours
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1. They divided the day into 12 hours.
2. Each time zone was equal to one hour of time in a 24-hour day.
3. The next days were the loneliest of Stephen's life.
4. The next day, all three children are smiling.
5. We experience reconnaissance missions and attacks against electrical companies every day.
week
/ˈwik/
nouna period of time that is made up of seven days in a calendar
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1. The butcher goes through about 15,000 pounds of beef and 9,700 pounds of chicken each week.
2. The symptoms can last weeks, to month.
3. He sulked for a week and then closed his detective agency.
4. The days turned into weeks.
5. Weeks go by now.
month
/ˈmənθ/
nouneach of the twelve named divisions of the year, like January, February, etc.
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1. Last month a pretty girl came to work for him.
2. After three months, the governor saw that Yusuf learned quickly.
3. Some months later Sara had her eleventh birthday.
4. That's a second consecutive month that sales have topped a billion dollars.
5. His eleventh child, Rory, would be born six months later.
year
/ˈjɪɹ/
nouna period of time that is made up of twelve months, particularly one that starts on January first and ends on December thirty-first
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1. Mechanical clocks first appeared in China about 800 years ago.
2. Her son, Peter, was twenty years old then.
3. Every ten billion years one single grain of sand falls to the bottom.
4. Our story begins in the year 1963.
5. In just three years, nurse vacancies nearly doubled.
always
/ˈɔɫˌweɪz/, /ˈɔɫwiz/
adverbat every single moment or every single time something happens
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1. He sold ladies' clothes, and he always had two or three shopgirls to help him.
2. When I do fieldwork, I always take photos.
3. Always believe the woman.
4. The egg is always there.
5. All us British people are always making people cups of tea.
usually
/ˈjuʒəɫi/, /ˈjuʒəwəɫi/
adverbin most situations or under normal circumstances
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1. Movies are usually labeled as the work of the actors or director.
2. Cowboys usually wear a ridiculously long tie.
3. Most people usually do.
4. My dad usually leaves breakfast.
5. - Most people usually do.
often
/ˈɔfən/, /ˈɔftən/
adverbmany times or on many occasions
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1. But in the winter the days can be just seven hours long, and it often rains.
2. For instance, in capitalist societies, deviant labels are often applied to those who interfere with the way capitalism functions.
3. These teachers also instruct students on weight training, flexibility, aerobics, and other workout styles, often developing programs for people with special needs or goals.
4. Often those things work together.
5. Do people guess your ethnicity often?
sometimes
/ˈsəmˌtaɪmz/, /səmˈtaɪmz/
adverbon some occasions but not always
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1. Sometimes he runs into people.
2. Sometimes a live animal comes out.
3. Bailey actually makes those clips sometimes.
4. - Sometimes people cry.
5. - Sometimes people cry.
hardly ever
/hˈɑːɹdli ˈɛvɚ/
adverbin a manner that almost does not occur or happen
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1. The queen and the males hardly ever leave the anthill.
2. We hardly ever took pictures.
3. So asex hardly ever has an exactly twofold advantage.
4. I hardly ever carry cash.
5. I hardly ever carry cash.
never
/ˈnɛvɝ/
adverbnot even once in the past or not happening in the future
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1. As a result, they never learn to deal with disappointment or failure.
2. So, he calls and apparently this woman never got a reply.
3. His suggestions never made any impact, until King Leopold II found Stanley’s work.
4. I have never seen you smile really before, your character is so dour.
5. I never got good grades, wasn't some kid prodigy.
January
/ˈdʒænjuˌɛɹi/
nounthe first month of the year, after December and before February
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1. WallStreetBet Reddit investors pushed GameStop's valuation up 1784 percent in January.
2. A novel coronavirus hit the Chinese city of Wuhan in January.
3. Charles and Emma were married on january 29th, 1839.
4. ON JANUARY THE 6th IN THAT INSTAGRAM LIVE VIDEO EARLIER
5. January 1st marked my second anniversary as dean.
February
/ˈfɛbjəˌwɛɹi/, /ˈfɛbɹuˌɛɹi/
nounthe second month of the year, after January and before March
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1. Employers added a net of 379,000 new jobs in February.
2. February 1st brought two new storylines seemingly minor ones.
3. The NAS report, about two years in the making, came out this February.
4. The event is in February.
5. My arraignment is February 19th.
March
/ˈmɑɹtʃ/
nounthe third month of the year, after February and before April
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1. Deliveries for its Model Y SUV begin as soon as this March.
2. The company will begin taking pre-orders for the Model 3 in March.
3. Just one African American women’s organization marched: Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
4. The closest commander to the area Tiberius, marched north towards the Rhine.
5. Still, the columns marched onward.
April
/ˈeɪpɹəɫ/
nounthe fourth month of the year, after March and before May
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1. In April, the company reached two billion overall downloads.
2. People in Cambodia celebrate new year in April.
3. My name is April.
4. You guys watch my upload from April?
5. That video came out in April.
May
/ˈmeɪ/
nounthe fifth month of the year, after April and before June
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1. If this necrosis, or tissue death, happens after a sting, permanent scars may remain on a victim's skin.
2. If the company focuses more on recruiting tactics than sales, it may be a pyramid scheme.
3. Modern researchers believe she may have had Scarlet Fever or, possibly, meningitis.
4. You may not put much thought into the music playing over the loudspeaker, but the retailer probably has.
5. May her truth open many opportunities and love.
June
/ˈdʒun/
nounthe sixth month of the year, after May and before July
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1. Last June, a colleague and I, Josh Sharfstein here at Hopkins, wrote a piece in "JAMA."
2. In June, all students had their final math exam.
3. The whole family moved in June.
4. Their historic summit in Singapore last June produced a vague agreement.
5. Today is June 13th.
July
/ˌdʒuˈɫaɪ/, /dʒəˈɫaɪ/
nounthe seventh month of the year, after June and before August
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1. By July, officials reported almost 840,000 cases.
2. July 4th begins here.
3. The paperback of that comes out in July.
4. My husband's birthday is July.
5. His birthday is July first.
August
/ˈɑɡəst/, /ˈɔɡəst/
nounthe eighth month of the year, after July and before September
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1. In August, our son, Harrison, celebrated his third birthday.
2. His name is August.
3. My birthday is August 20th.
4. Go on August!
5. August 13th is International Left-Handers Day.
September
/sɛpˈtɛmbɝ/
nounthe ninth month of the year, after August and before October
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1. By September, the Muslim army held the towns of Acre, Nablus, Jaffa, Toron, Sidon, Beirut, and Ascalon.
2. At least five migrant children have died in government custody since September.
3. In September, the Trump administration proposed an annual refugee cap of 18,000 people for the year 2020.
4. Her name is September.
5. Our goal is September.
October
/ɑkˈtoʊbɝ/
nounthe tenth month of the year, after September and before November
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1. In October, the most popular scams involved health, interest rates, student loans, Social Security and warranties.
2. My second launch was October, 2019.
3. Only a few states have deadlines in October.
4. Today is October 31st.
5. Mark your calendars: October 25.
November
/noʊˈvɛmbɝ/
nounthe 11th month of the year, after October and before December
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1. Cable news pundits predict a blue wave of Democratic victories this November.
2. Employers added a net of 245,000 jobs in November.
3. The film comes out November 2nd.
4. November twelfth your honor.
5. My birthday is November 18.
December
/dɪˈsɛmbɝ/
nounthe 12th and last month of the year, after November and before January
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1. In December, the government sent out even more checks.
2. My sister's new book comes out in December.
3. The journal Pediatrics published the new study in December.
4. So December 20th would read 20 slash 12 slash 2018.
5. Last December, IKEA stores in over 40 countries held a drawing competition.
